Joystu Dutta - COVID-19 and Emerging Environmental Trends: A Way Forward

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Names: Dutta, Joystu, author. | Goswami, Srijan, author. | Mitra, Abhijit, author.

Title: COVID-19 and emerging environmental trends : a way forward / Joystu

Dutta, Srijan Goswami, Abhijit Mitra.

Description: First edition. | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2021. | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020038809 (print) | LCCN 2020038810 (ebook) |

ISBN 9780367623210 (hardback) | ISBN 9781003108887 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: COVID-19 (Disease) | COVID-19 (Disease)Environmental aspects.

Classification: LCC RA644.C67 D88 2021 (print) | LCC RA644.C67 (ebook) |

DDC 614.5/92414dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020038809

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ISBN: 978-1-003-10888-7 (ebk)

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This book is dedicated to our parents

We know war destroys civilization and uproots the existence of mankind. A time was there when the whole planet was under the appalling shadow of atom bomb, but now it has become the ornaments of nation. Is it an adaptation? Well, we cannot come to the final conclusion. However, all that we can infer is that no dark phase lasts forever. The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly an eclipse for all the nations of the world. With a death of around 573K people in a planet of 7 billion population, it is another war the nations are facing. It is no exaggeration to say that in this war, we still do not have any defense system that can destroy this micro species that took the lives of people worldwide. We are yet in an early stage regarding its origin, symptoms, and defense mechanisms. Surprisingly, the symptoms of the disease are exhibiting significant dynamicity. In this critical juncture, this book is an attempt to open the Pandoras box and reveals the virus in terms of its origin, nature, transmission, and effects. The lockdown phase, an attempt to break the transmission chain, however, showed some positive signs in terms of air and water quality, which have been depicted in this book with ground zero data. The book would not have arrived at the final stage without the constant support and assistance of our near and dear ones both in personal and in professional front. Our family stood as a pillar of support during these difficult times helping us to write the manuscript. We hope that the book written in a very lucid language would be able to draw attention of the readers of all ranks of the society.

Abhijit Mitra, Srijan Goswami, and Joystu Dutta

Joystu Dutta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Sant Gahira Guru University, Sarguja, a state university of the Government of Chhattisgarh. His main activities are teaching, research, and extension and engaged in supervising administrative activities in various capacities. He is a member of IUCN Commission of Ecosystem Management. He is a DST Inspire Fellow and also holds UNESCO scholarships besides UGC NET Lectureship in Environmental Sciences. He has written over 20 research papers in the national and international journals. He has participated in collaborative research projects with organizations such as JNU, Forest Research Institute Dehradun, Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology, to name a few, as well as short-term consultancy-based projects with organizations such as Sahapedia and forest departments. Previously, he was with Reliance Foundation, CSR Wing of Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai, as an Assistant Programme Manager (APM). He has more than 2 years of work experience in the field of rural development, advocacy, and corporate communications. He has also done internship as a Young Development Professional (YDP) with Reliance Foundation. He has received Gold Medals during his graduation and postgraduation studies and also received several accolades for the excellent professional achievements such as Vice Chancellors Best Employee Award and Young Scientist Award by Indian Environmental Science Academy, among many others. He also voraciously writes in journals and newsletters and is in the Editorial Review Board of various national and international journals. Mr. Dutta loves to work with communities at grass root levels. During leisure, Joystu is busy reading story books, writing poems and plays, traveling to new places, and swimming. He is also an established stage actor and writes as well as direct plays for his students. His university team has received National Award from Digital India Program, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India for the best play at the university level. Currently, Mr. Dutta is pursuing his doctoral research in Environmental Toxicology besides engaging himself with Voice of Environment, a Guwahati-based NGO that works in the sector of environmental awareness and sustainable conservation approaches.

Srijan Goswami is the Founder Director of the Indian School of Complementary Therapy and Allied Sciences, Kolkata, India (Non-Government and Non-Profit Organization). Presently, he is the Guest Faculty of Immunology and Physiology at the Department of Zoology (PG courses), Serampore College, India. He worked as Assistant professor at the Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetic Engineering, Badu, India, till July 2018 and as a Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, Webel Informatics Limited, Basirhat College Unit, India, till June 2016. Dr. Goswami is a Physician of Biochemic System of Medicine and also holds specialization in Medical Biotechnology and Clinical Nutrition. He received his professional training on Community Nutrition and Child Care, Medical Microbiology, and Medical Biochemistry from reputed medical colleges in Kolkata, India and holds a PGDSE from Webel, India. He has around 7 years of experience in the field of teaching and research and has written 20 research papers in the national and international journals. He has independently and successfully guided around ten undergraduate and postgraduate students to complete their research work and publications in the past 3 years. He acted as an Examination Superintendent for National Digital Literacy Mission at Pravda Infotech Pvt. Ltd (Basirhat), India, in 2016. He has qualified in PhD Entrance Examination conducted by the Department of Biotechnology, MAKAUT, in 2018. Dr. Goswami has received three Letters of Commendation for Global Community Services and Certificate of Honor for his contribution in the field of Science and Knowledge from the